Influence of Temperature on the Dielectric Properties of Asphalt Mixtures
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 34, Issue 4
Abstract
Asphalt mixtures, composed of air, aggregate (limestone), and asphalt (matrix), are sensitive to temperature. In order to clarify the influence of temperature on the dielectric properties of asphalt mixtures and improve the accuracy of ground-penetrating radar (GPR) testing, this paper investigates the dielectric properties of limestone, two types of asphalt [Asphalt 70 and styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS)–modified asphalt] and asphalt mixtures [stone matrix asphalt (SMA) and SBS-SMA mixtures] covering temperature range of to 60°C using the open-ended coaxial probe kit method and waveguide cavity method, respectively. The results indicate that the dielectric constants and loss factors of limestone, asphalt, and asphalt mixtures increase in various degrees with the increase of temperature. Approximately linear relationships between the dielectric constants and loss factors of limestone, asphalt, and asphalt mixtures and temperature are discerned. This denotes the influence of temperature on the dielectric properties of asphalt mixtures is not negligible. At the same time, the accuracy of nondestructive testing and evaluation of asphalt pavement based on GPR technology highly depends on the composite dielectric model of asphalt mixtures. Via the introduction of temperature coefficients, the dielectric regression model of asphalt mixtures considering the effect of temperature is established. Compared with the traditional dielectric models, the proposed model has higher accuracy.
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Acknowledgments
The authors sincerely appreciate the anonymous reviews and the editor for their time and critical comments on this paper. This research was supported by the National Key Research and Development Plan (Grant No. 2018YFB1600200), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51878624 and 51878622), Major Scientific and Technological Special Project in Henan (Grant No. 181100310400), the Program for Innovative Research Team (in Science and Technology) at the University of Henan Province (Grant No. 18IRTSTHN007), the Program for Science and Technology Innovation Talents in Universities of Henan Province (Grant No. 19HASTIT041), Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province (Grant No. 202300410746), and Key Research Projects of Higher Education in Henan Province (Grant No. 18A580001).
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